National Front for Democracy, a coalition of Bhutanese political parties struggling for the rights and respectful repatriation of the Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal Wednesday said the Bhutanese refugees’ ‘Long March’ campaign has been deferred for a month. The postponement of the campaign – a drive to repatriate Bhutanese refugees back to their country – was announced in a statement which was signed by the party president Thinley Pinjore.

“Earlier the return-home campaign had been postponed till Friday (June 15) after a meeting that was held among Jhapa CDO, representatives of the eight political parties and Bhutanese Refugees’ Organisations and the Darjeeling district magistrate, in Panitanki of India on May 28. Now, it has been deferred for a month,” the statement said.

The statement further said that the repatriation campaign had been postponed for a month in the light of India’s positive remark on the issue and also urged refugees to wait for a month.